About Esther

Originally from Hong Kong, Esther moved to the United States after high school to follow her dream of becoming a veterinarian. Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at the University of Illinois at Chicago, she spent two years working in a biochemistry research lab as well as a veterinary clinic before entering the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri at Columbia. It was her anatomy professor there that first introduced her to the world of medical art.

Soon after, she decided to enter the Biomedical Visualization program at the University of Illinois at Chicago and graduated with a Master in Science in 2017. She is currently working as senior medical illustrator/animator at Harvard medical school.

Esther specializes in 3D modeling, illustrations, and interactive applications for medical, anatomical and scientific subjects. Her work utilizes her experience in research and health care to elucidate complicated ideas into accurate, clear, and compelling visuals for educational purposes.

When she is not working, Esther enjoys reading, hunting for good food (especially ramen), gaming, visiting museums and zoos, or cuddling with her cats Teemo and Neeko.

Digital Media:

• Adobe After Effects

• Adobe Illustrator

• Adobe InDesign

• Adobe Photoshop

• Autodesk Maya

• Autodesk Mudbox

• Materialise Mimics

• Maxon Cinema 4D

• OsiriX

• Pixologic ZBrush

• Unity

• Visual Molecular
  Dynamics (VMD)

Traditional Media:

• Charcoal

• Color Pencil

• Graphite

• Pen and Ink

• Photography 

• Soft Pastel

Techniques:

• Graphic Design

• Programming
  (HTML, CSS, C#)

• Research

• Storyboarding